Rule 025 - Administration Fee

The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC or Commission) recovers its operating and capital costs through an administration fee imposed on the natural gas and electricity market participants that it has jurisdiction over or any person to whom the Commission provides services. A cost assessment model is the approach being used by the Commission to allocate its costs to the various classes and categories of utilities and persons and to determine the amount of the administration fee imposed on each class and category.

April 4, 2013
The Commission released Bulletin 2013-13 to announce the finalized amendments to Rule 025: Administration Fee. The Commission also issued the administration fee orders for the first nine months of the AUC's 2013-2014 fiscal year.

AUC Rule (effective March 26, 2013)
Bulletin 2013-13
Administration fee orders
AUC Chief Executive letter to 2013-2014 AUC administration fee participants

March 15, 2013:
The Commission released Bulletin 2013-09 to announce the draft amendments to AUC Rule 025: Administration Fee and invite interested parties to provide written comments. Parties who wish to provide written comments on the draft rule are encouraged to use the comment table. Written comments must be addressed to Fino Tiberi (fino.tiberi@auc.ab.ca) no later than 5 p.m. on March 25, 2013.

Bulletin 2013-09
Draft version of Rule 025: Administration Fee
AUC proposed changes and comment table
Solvera report: Review of Alberta Utilities Commission Proposed Revision to Cost Assessment Model
AUC staff report: Alberta Utilities Commission: Revisions to the Cost Assessment Model (January 2013)

On December 4, 2012 the Commission amended Rule 025 to set out the amounts of the administration fee for the last three months of the AUC's 2012-2013 fiscal year. Schedule A of the rule has also been amended to reflect the most recent filings under Rule 005: Annual Reporting Requirements of Financial and Operational Results.

AUC Rule 025 (effective December 4, 2012)
Bulletin 2012-16
Administration fee orders

On March 29, 2012 the Commission amended Rule 025 to set out the amounts of the administration fee for the first nine months of the AUC’s 2012-2013 fiscal year.

AUC Rule 025 (effective March 29, 2012)
Bulletin 2012-05
Administration fee orders
AUC Chief Executive letter to gas sector participants (April 9, 2012)
AUC Chief Executive letter to electricity sector participants (April 9, 2012)

On December 6, 2011 the Alberta Utilities Commission amended Rule 025 to set out the amounts of the administration fee for the last three months of the AUC’s 2011-2012 fiscal year. Schedule A of the rule has also been amended to reflect the most recent filings under Rule 005: Rules Respecting Annual Reporting Requirements of Operations and Financial Reports.

AUC Rule 025 (effective December 6, 2011)
Bulletin 2011-27
Administration fee orders

On March 29, 2011 the Commission amended Rule 025 to set out the amounts of the administration fee for the first nine months of the AUC’s 2011-2012 fiscal year. Schedule A of the rule has also been amended to reflect the most recent filings under Rule 005: Rules Respecting Annual Reporting Requirements of Operations and Financial Reports.

AUC Rule 025 (effective March 29, 2011)
Bulletin 2011-12
Administration fee orders
AUC Chief Executive letter

On November 24, 2010 the Commission amended AUC Rule 025 to set out the amounts of the administration fee for the last three months of the Commissions 2010-2011 fiscal year and update the rates used in calculation of late payment penalties. Due to the ongoing review of Rule 005: Rules Respecting Annual Reporting Requirements of Operations and Financial Reports, some utilities have been granted extensions in filing their schedules for the year ending December 31, 2009. For fairness and consistency in the application of the administration fee, revenue requirements and customer counts used in Rule 025 are taken from submissions under Rule 005 for the year ending December 31, 2008.

AUC Rule 025 (effective November 24, 2010)
Bulletin 2010-35
Administration Fee Orders

On April 9, 2010 the Commission amended AUC Rule 025 to set out the amounts of the administration fee for the first nine months of the Commissions 2010-2011 fiscal year and revise the amount and calculation of late payment penalties.

AUC Rule 025 (effective April 9, 2010)
Bulletin 2010-15
Administration Fee Orders
AUC Chief Executive's Letter to 2010-2011 Administration Fee assessment recipients (April 12, 2010)

On November 27, 2009 the Commission amended AUC Rule 025 to set out the amounts of the administration fee for the last three months of the Commission's 2009/10 fiscal year. Each utility's revenue requirement and customer count has been updated to reflect the most recent filing under Rule 005, Rules Respecting Annual Reporting Requirements of Operations and Financial Reports.

AUC Rule 025 (effective November 27, 2009)
Bulletin 2009-32

On April 21, 2009 the Commission amended AUC Rule 025 to set out the amounts of the administration fee for the first nine months of the Commission's 2009/10 fiscal year, provide subsequest administration fee for the fiscal year and change the source used for each utility's revenue requirement and customer account.

AUC Rule 025 (effective April 21, 2009)
Bulletin 2009-12
AUC Chief Executive's Letter to 2009/10 Administration Fee assessment recipients (May 1, 2009)

On September 30, 2008, the Commission amended AUC Rule 025 that was originally issued on June 27, 2008 to reflect revisions to its estimated net expenditures, and consequently the amount of Administration Fee to be collected from utilities under the jurisdiction of the Commission, as well as the Independent System Operator.

AUC Rule 025 (effective September 30, 2008 to April 20, 2009)
Bulletin 2008-18

The Commission issued AUC Rule 025 on June 27, 2008.

AUC Rule 025
General Bulletin 2008-12
Alberta Utilities Commission: Cost Allocation Model Report April 2008

October 1, 2008
The Commission issued amended Administration Fee Orders to the utilities under its jurisdiction as well as to the Independent System Operator.

Class 1
Category 1 Gas Transmission
NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd.
ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd.

Category 2 Gas Distribution
ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd.
AltaGas Utilities Inc.

Category 3 Gas Retail
Direct Energy Marketing Ltd.

Category 4 Electric Distribution
ENMAX Power Corporation
EPCOR Distribution and Transmission Inc.
FortisAlberta Inc.
ATCO Electric Ltd.

Category 5 Electric Retail
ENMAX Energy Corporation
EPCOR Energy Alberta Inc. (Edmonton Service Area)
EPCOR Energy Alberta Inc. (FortisAlberta Service Area)
Direct Energy Marketing Limited

Category 6
Independent System Operator

Class 2
Independent System Operator

June 30, 2008
The Commission issued the Administration Fee Orders to the utilities under its jurisdiction as well as to the Independent System Operator.